Adding a UI to my Factory Automation Game! - Devlog #4

Welcome to the fourth episode of my automation game devlog series! In this video I add a bunch of recipes for the machines so that I can now start combining and processing resources.
I also make a start on the user interface and create a toolbar that allows the player to select a machine with the mouse as well as the keyboard.

[@queehosu3643]

this is slowly becoming better and better. tho the pixel art/ pixel consistency couls use a lot of work

[@CodingWithRuss]

Thanks! It's nice seeing it slowly turn into more of a game over time. I agree about the pixel art though, it doesn't look how I would like it to yet.

[@aslv]

i have a couple purely stylistic suggestions, but I feel like they would be great when it comes to making the game a little more polished, and I feel like it would be better if they were implemented as soon as possible to prevent future complications
1. have all the machines layered above the resources (except for conveyors) to make resource conversions a little more seamless
2. have the machines pulse in some way (a red tint, for example) to indicate that they have just processed an item
3. change the floor to be grass to fit with the farming aesthetic
4. animate the water !!
i also think sugar would be a nice resource to have

[@CodingWithRuss]

Thank you! These are all great suggestions and some of them should be relatively quick to implement.

[@aslv]

@@CodingWithRuss i'm glad to have been helpful, this project looks great :)

[@EnderBroArmy]

Hey just wanted to say thanks for making videos! , Im currently in the process of learning my first language in python and your videos are very informative and helpful , hope to learn enough to land a job . Thanks again for your hard work!

[@CodingWithRuss]

Thank you! And good luck with python :)

[@b3nn3wman95]

The mouse going through the toolbar can be stopped by changing the mouse input setting and setting it to stop. This will stop the mouse input going past the toolbar. You can set the mouse input for all UI elements in godot.

[@CodingWithRuss]

Thanks! I can give that a try. That way I wouldn't need the area 2d node.

[@km99i79]

How can i create codes to add screen-interact joysticks and buttons for the mobile pygame? Pls help

[@gerardocamachoacosta6413]

can you add bees?

[@CodingWithRuss]

I hadn't though of bees, that's a good idea! Can have honey extracted from them to add to other recipes. Thanks!

[@sechmascm]

​@@CodingWithRuss It can work as an opposite to the aliens in Factorio. You have to balance the factory footprint to preserve the bees, if not the environment declines. It's not an invasion, but a decay of resources

[@sajeewanigunarathna5610]

Are you yuthika

[@sajeewanigunarathna5610]

Wath the fuck